The most promising area to look for restaurants in Dieppe is along the quai Henri IV, which makes a lovely place to stroll and compare menus of a summer's evening. The beach itself holds no formal restaurants, but it does have a couple of open-air cafés selling mussels, salads and so on, and plenty of crêpe stands. Four of the town's best restaurants are listed below.As well as the daily spectacle of the fish on sale in the fishing port, there's an all-day open-air market in the place Nationale and Grande Rue on Saturday. The largest of several hypermarkets in the area is Auchan (Mon–Sat 8.30am–10pm), out of town at the Centre Commercial du Belvédère on the route de Rouen (RN 27), and reached by free courtesy buses from the tourist office. Les Écamias 129 quai Henri IV tel 02.35.84.67.67. Small, friendly, traditional restaurant, at the quieter, seaward end of the main quay, where the €12 option includes moules marinières, and they also offer skate with capers. Closed Mon. Le Festival 11 quai Henri IV tel 02.35.40.24.29. Quick-fire brasserie at the busiest end of the quayside that delivers its fishy goods at top speed without skimping on quality. Moules frites is a mere €6.50, the €18 menu includes half a crab, and the €23 one half a lobster, and there's fruits de mer by the boatload, served in blue china ships. La Marmite Dieppoise 8 rue St-Jean tel 02.35.84.24.26. Rustic, busy little restaurant, between St-Jacques church and the arcades de la Bourse. Lunch menus from €17, dinners at €25, €30 or €38, with the two latter featuring marmite Dieppoise (seafood pot, with shellfish and white fish). Closed Sun evening and Mon, plus Thurs evening out of season. Le New Haven 53 quai Henri IV tel 02.35.84.89.72. Reliable seafood specialist on the quayside that serves good menus from €15. The €19 menu de la Jetée is fine if you hanker after fish livers and squid, while €18 buys you a choucroute de la mer. Closed Tues evening, plus all Wed in winter.
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